A patch has been sent upstream to fix this. Note it does not address 'lxc-start-ephemeral', only lxc-clone.
** Changed in: lxc (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to lxc in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1212414 Title: lxc-destroy allows unsafe destruction of overlayfs sources To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1212414/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs